How To Install live-config-systemd on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install live-config-systemd on Debian 11. live-config-systemd is Live System Configuration Components (systemd backend)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install live-config-systemd on Debian 11.

What is live-config-systemd

live-config-systemd is:

The Debian Live project maintains the components to build Debian based Live systems and the official Debian Live images themselves.

live-config contains the components to configure a live system during the boot process (late userspace).

This package contains the systemd backend.

There are three methods to install live-config-systemd on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install live-config-systemd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install live-config-systemd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install live-config-systemd

Install live-config-systemd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install live-config-systemd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install live-config-systemd

Install live-config-systemd Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install live-config-systemd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install live-config-systemd

How To Uninstall live-config-systemd on Debian 11

To uninstall only the live-config-systemd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove live-config-systemd

Uninstall live-config-systemd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall live-config-systemd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove live-config-systemd

Remove live-config-systemd Configurations and Data

To remove live-config-systemd configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge live-config-systemd

Remove live-config-systemd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove live-config-systemd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge live-config-systemd

Dependencies

live-config-systemd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install live-config-systemd package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.